The official Overwatch League is organised around 12 city-based team franchises so far. Competing franchises had to guarantee minimum salaries and employee benefits, with rules for rosters, housing, and practice facilities. And we already knew that the first season in 2018 will he housed at the new Blizzard Arena Los Angeles in Burbank California with seating for more than 450 people and multiple spectator boxes. The location is being used on October 7-8th, 2018 for the Overwatch Contenders Season One Playoffs, but now we can get ready as the official Overwatch League start dates are confirmed.
The Overwatch League preseason will start on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. The Blizzard Arena will host a series of exhibition matches featuring all 12 of the confirmed teams.
The first season of the Overwatch League will kick off on Wednesday, January 2018, continuing until June. It’s then followed by championship playoffs and finals, which will happen in July 2018.
A total of 12 teams have been confirmed, with the following cities represented:
- Boston, USA:
- New York, USA
- Los Angeles, USA (x2)
- Miami and Orlando, USA
- San Francisco, USA
- Philadelphia, USA
- Dallas, USA
- Houston, USA
- London, UK
- Shanghai, China
- Seoul, South Korea
There’s a minimum age of 18 for players, with team rosters having between 6-12 players. And the signing period for rosters and gamers will end on October 30, 2017. Just in time for BlizzCon 2017.
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